Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has confessed that she was "bullied" to lose weight at the beginning of her modeling career.

In an interview with Elle magazine, the Transformers: Dark of the Moon actress revealed that while she never suffered from body image issues, she felt "hurt" by the suggestion that she needed to shed pounds.

"When I started modelling, I was definitely heavier. I was quite voluptuous in fact. I had a real baby face and baby fat. But I was a baby! I was told I had to get into better shape, but I'm quite stubborn, so I didn't," she recalled.

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"I can't remember a time where I really battled with my body, but I can remember being asked to lose weight and battling with the advice. It hurt me. Especially as my baby fat naturally melted away as I got older."

However, she insisted that she did not let the criticism get to her, adding: "There was a point where I found my voice, effectively."